2018 Arkansas Attorney General election

The 2018 Arkansas Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Leslie Rutledge was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Mike Lee in a landslide.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Leslie Rutledge, incumbent attorney general (2015–2023)https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/attorney-general-leslie-rutledge-to-run-for-re-election-in-2018/

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Mike Lee, attorney

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Kerry Hicks

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofGoverningOctober 26, 2018

Results

By county CountyLeslie RutledgeRepublicanMike LeeDemocraticKerry HicksLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Arkansas3,34867.54%1,51530.56%941.90%1,83336.98%4,957Ashley4,13367.16%1,91831.17%1031.67%2,21535.99%6,154Baxter10,51473.45%3,25822.76%5433.79%7,25650.69%14,315Benton50,34565.21%24,10831.22%2,7573.57%26,23733.98%77,210Boone8,94177.18%2,35420.32%2902.50%6,58756.86%11,585Bradley1,82363.50%97934.10%692.40%84429.40%2,871Calhoun1,26771.14%48026.95%341.91%78744.19%1,781Carroll5,51761.59%3,17635.46%2642.95%2,34126.14%8,957Chicot1,52342.94%1,97655.71%481.35%-453-12.77%3,547Clark3,70855.00%2,90143.03%1331.97%80711.97%6,742Clay2,98372.53%1,01924.78%1112.70%1,96447.75%4,113Cleburne7,71080.02%1,68917.53%2362.45%6,02162.49%9,635Cleveland1,99376.95%54921.20%481.85%1,44455.75%2,590Columbia3,97862.88%2,25635.66%921.45%1,72227.22%6,326Conway4,01462.13%2,29135.46%1562.41%1,72326.67%6,461Craighead16,93465.07%8,41132.32%6802.61%8,52332.75%26,025Crawford12,73575.60%3,59121.32%5193.08%9,14454.28%16,845Crittenden5,45745.72%6,26752.51%2121.78%-810-6.79%11,936Cross3,96268.30%1,69829.27%1412.43%2,26439.03%5,801Dallas1,25159.23%82739.16%341.61%42420.08%2,112Desha1,70849.32%1,67648.40%792.28%320.92%3,463Drew3,42263.36%1,87734.75%1021.89%1,54528.61%5,401Faulkner24,24163.03%12,97333.73%1,2453.24%11,26829.30%38,459Franklin3,97975.32%1,15821.92%1462.76%2,82153.40%5,283Fulton2,66469.81%1,03127.02%1213.17%1,63342.79%3,816Garland20,68065.13%10,21132.16%8592.71%10,46932.97%31,750Grant4,32677.88%1,11019.98%1192.14%3,21657.89%5,555Greene8,16574.61%2,49622.81%2822.58%5,66951.80%10,943Hempstead3,17564.05%1,70834.46%741.49%1,46729.59%4,957Hot Spring6,13670.22%2,37427.17%2282.61%3,76243.05%8,738Howard2,37767.61%1,08530.86%541.54%1,29236.75%3,516Independence7,82377.07%2,07020.39%2572.53%5,75356.68%10,150Izard3,40376.20%95721.43%1062.37%2,44654.77%4,466Jackson2,88069.08%1,19928.76%902.16%1,68140.32%4,169Jefferson7,91240.01%11,44657.88%4192.12%-3,534-17.87%19,777Johnson5,19969.79%2,03027.25%2212.97%3,16942.54%7,450Lafayette1,32161.99%77336.27%371.74%54825.72%2,131Lawrence3,45274.09%1,07223.01%1352.90%2,38051.08%4,659Lee88041.71%1,19756.73%331.56%-317-15.02%2,110Lincoln2,07768.57%90229.78%501.65%1,17538.79%3,029Little River2,66467.87%1,17930.04%822.09%1,48537.83%3,925Logan4,11774.60%1,23222.32%1703.08%2,88552.27%5,519Lonoke15,21773.94%4,76523.15%5992.91%10,45250.78%20,581Madison3,91970.88%1,44426.12%1663.00%2,47544.76%5,529Marion3,87575.23%1,13021.94%1462.83%2,74553.29%5,151Miller8,16971.46%3,09727.09%1651.44%5,07244.37%11,431Mississippi6,01057.61%4,16039.87%2632.52%1,85017.73%10,433Monroe1,38352.49%1,18845.09%642.43%1957.40%2,635Montgomery2,15375.81%62522.01%622.18%1,52853.80%2,840Nevada1,55361.87%91136.29%461.83%64225.58%2,510Newton2,35376.25%64320.84%902.92%1,71055.41%3,086Ouachita3,99854.07%3,27644.31%1201.62%7229.76%7,394Perry2,61770.83%95725.90%1213.27%1,66044.93%3,695Phillips2,13439.27%3,21259.11%881.62%-1,078-19.84%5,434Pike2,63078.58%64019.12%772.30%1,99059.46%3,347Poinsett4,39672.26%1,54825.44%1402.30%2,84846.81%6,084Polk4,85280.21%1,01016.70%1873.09%3,84263.51%6,049Pope13,14573.26%4,26923.79%5292.95%8,87649.47%17,943Prairie2,13974.97%66823.41%461.61%1,47151.56%2,853Pulaski53,56139.92%76,85557.29%3,7432.79%-23,294-17.36%134,159Randolph4,10572.95%1,31423.35%2083.70%2,79149.60%5,627Saline29,17270.39%11,14226.89%1,1282.72%18,03043.51%41,442Scott2,26379.18%48316.90%1123.92%1,78062.28%2,858Searcy2,52279.48%55617.52%952.99%1,96661.96%3,173Sebastian22,36467.47%9,67629.19%1,1063.34%12,68838.28%33,146Sevier2,33872.88%78124.35%892.77%1,55748.53%3,208Sharp4,31176.11%1,21021.36%1432.52%3,10154.75%5,664St. Francis2,55043.87%3,15754.32%1051.81%-607-10.44%5,812Stone3,30574.32%1,02523.05%1172.63%2,28051.27%4,447Union7,68762.47%4,22034.29%3993.24%3,46728.17%12,306Van Buren4,63073.78%1,41722.58%2283.63%3,21351.20%6,275Washington33,45950.97%30,25146.08%1,9372.95%3,2084.89%65,647White17,09377.62%4,30619.55%6232.83%12,78758.06%22,022Woodruff1,14454.71%88742.42%602.87%25712.29%2,091Yell3,88473.03%1,25723.64%1773.33%2,62749.40%5,318Totals549,66861.80%315,09935.43%24,6522.77%234,56926.37%889,419 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Arkansas (largest city: Stuttgart) Clark (largest city: Arkadelphia) Clay (largest city: Piggott) Conway (largest city: Morrilton) Cross (largest city: Wynne) Dallas (largest city: Fordyce) Desha (largest city: Dumas) Drew (largest city: Monticello) Howard (largest city: Nashville) Jackson (largest city: Newport) Mississippi (largest city: Blytheville) Monroe (largest city: Brinkley) Nevada (largest city: Prescott) Ouachita (largest city: Camden) Pike (largest city: Glenwood) Sevier (largest city: De Queen) Woodruff (largest city: Augusta)

By congressional district Rutledge won all four congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::1db11e90-c162-4363-847c-a0d34a8864e8 District Rutledge Lee Representative 67% 31%Rick Crawford 54% 44%French Hill 63% 34%Steve Womack 66% 32%Bruce Westerman

See also 2018 United States attorney general elections 2018 Arkansas elections

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